Pensees De Lafleur - Pomerol 2020 (750ml)
Price: $204.00
| Producer | Pensees De Lafleur |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pomerol |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005783 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
The 2020 Pensées de Lafleur unwinds in the glass with deep aromas of cherries raspberries crushed mint and black truffle. Full-bodied layered and velvety with a broad and enveloping attack that segues into a deep and rather taut mid-palate it concludes with a long penetrating finish. As usual this isn't a second wine per se: it derives from vines growing in the part of Lafleur's vineyard through which a watercourse once flowed and where the soils are richer in clay and better hydrated and the Guinadeau family like to refer to it as more stereotypically Pomerolais than Lafleur itself. The 2020's tension and structure however mark it out as the most Lafleur-like Pensées of recent years.
Vinous: 94 Points
The 2020 Les Pensées has a somewhat flamboyant bouquet with very pure black cherries iodine blueberry and a touch of glycerin. Wonderful definition. It seems to "grow" in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with a structured opening almost Left Bank in style just a hint of dark chocolate infusing the black fruit a healthy dash of black pepper with gentle grip towards the mineral-driven finish. This is a seriously fine Pomerol that will give 20-30 years of drinking pleasure. - By Neal Martin on December 2022
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